A great example of a restored firehouse can be found not far from you in the Village of Coxsackie. The c. 1871 building is now home to a technology services company, Intelligent Technology Solutions. The Greene County Planning Department provided some financial assistance for the project. You can find some photos here.

"Oh, that is all well and good, but, voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same way in any country."

Also, I think this place Gallery 5, also in Richmond, has some kind of connection with firefighting. I think it's an old firehouse as well, but I could be wrong. One of the hottest art tickets in town, though I think their stuff is mostly sensational crap.

In Kalamazoo, MI the Northside Economic Potential Group has turned an old firehouse into its headquaters and has leased the rest of the space to 7 other tenants. NEPG is an economic development group that is trying to bring economic opportunitie to the neighborhood. There tenenats pay below market rent and have graduated from the business development classes.